Hi Guys I am looking for some advice on the rear brakes. I have fitted new disks but the runout reading on the DTI is way too high but I don’t think it is the disks I think it is something to do with the output shaft, either the bearing or the end float. I have replaced the outer bearing and oil sea...

Hi Robbie, who did you use for the diff rebuild. Any info on pricing would be welcome.

I am about to order the parts for mine planning to have a go myself.

Hi Mike, it was working OK until the rear brake caliper seized.... It is just that simple :D I have the manual choke conversion so I have locked the choke on permanently, flick the switch to start and a few seconds later flick it back off again. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Petrol-diesel-fuel-solenoid-...

I promised SWMBO that when I started stripping out the rear cage to fix a caliper that I would only do what was necessary and get the car back on the road.

Why then have I now removed the rear bumper, fuel tank covers and fuel tanks

The second hub puller arrived and duly snapped about 5 seconds into use. In the meantime I have emailed Sykes Pickavant asking if it was worth paying the extra for the 12 ton hydraulic puller compared to the 8 ton. The response came back that their mechanical puller was far cheaper and designed to b...

Thanks All, I purchased a modern equivalent of the tool oldtimer describes and managed to break it :shock: The 3 foot breaker bar I was using was bending as I was tightening. I was looking at buying a hydraulic version but there appears to be an awful lot of poor quality kit around. Is 8 ton enough ...

Does anyone have any tips for removing the rear hubs, I have just bought a Sealey hub removal tool and snapped it clean in half

It seems like Shipwrights disease has caught up with you. Simply explained on another marques forum. http://www.mgexp.com/phorum/read.php?1,1573432 It is half the reason my XJ12 is taking so long. As I took each part of the saying was "well while we are here might as well do that bit as well" :D :D...

The lift is in and working so I put the lightest of my cars (Jensen Healey) on it to test under load and whilst it was up there I topped up the gearbox oil which was getting fairly desperate. Next. I'll get the Landrover in to find out why the clutch isn't engaging properly. Then I have some modific...

Ill be round Saturday morning to use it


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I think mine might be unmovable without an IRS by then.......

OK, so a caliper recon is around £90 but I always do brakes in pairs but if I am doing the back and I have already done the master cylinder then I may as well do the front at the same time. Recon calipers deserve new disks and pads Whilst the IRS is out I may as well replace all the bushes, shock an...

I have just discovered they are available at SNG Barrat but £10.19 each, ouch....

The AED is connected to the inlet manifold by means of a 'T' shaped piece of pipe with a short piece of straight hose to the AED and 2 thin 90 degree "rubber" elbows. It is impossible to get normal fuel hose to turn the tight corner required so any ideas what I can use as one of the bends is split. ...

Thanks Robbie, ordered from Moss.

As Stoneleigh is just down the road from me and I had the Jensen out of the garage for the first time this year I decided to take her on a run and see if I could find anything useful I came away pretty pleased with a pair of leaper badges for the bottom of the rear of the front wings. One NOS and on...